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Sep 24, 2014

Cynthia Quarterman to Join Atlantic Council Energy Program as Distinguished Senior Fellow

Cynthia Quarterman to Join Atlantic Council Energy Program as Distinguished Senior Fellow The Atlantic Council today named Cynthia Quarterman, the only person to head two major US energy regulatory agencies, as a distinguished fellow. Quarterman, who has been serving as the administrator of the US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), […]


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Sep 23, 2014

David L. Goldwyn to Chair Atlantic Council Energy Advisory Group

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Atlantic Council

David L. Goldwyn to Chair Atlantic Council Energy Advisory Group The Atlantic Council today named David Goldwyn, one of the United States’ most experienced energy experts and diplomats, as the chairman of its new Energy Advisory Group.


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Sep 22, 2014

Call of Duty Writer and Director Dave Anthony Named Nonresident Fellow at Atlantic Council

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The Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council today named acclaimed writer and director Dave Anthony as a nonresident fellow in its Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Anthony is best known for his pioneering work on the blockbuster Call of Duty video game franchise. In 2010, he wrote and directed Call of Duty: Black Ops, which remains the best-selling […]

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Sep 12, 2014

Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards to Honor Peña Nieto, Poroshenko, Peres, Lee, De Niro, and Sanchez-Werner, Sept. 21 in New York

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Atlantic Council

NEW YORK – The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce the honorees of its annual Global Citizen Awards taking place Sunday, September 21 in New York City: President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto; President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko; former President of Israel Shimon Peres; former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew; Actor, director, producer […]

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Sep 11, 2014

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to Speak at the Atlantic Council

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Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON  – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will speak at the Atlantic Council on September 18 about his country’s confrontation with the Kremlin as part of his first official visit to the United States as Ukraine’s leader. He will address an invitation-only audience following his meeting with President Obama and his address to a Joint Session of […]

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Sep 10, 2014

Atlantic Council Statement on Donor Policy

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Atlantic Council

For more than a half century since its founding in 1961, the Atlantic Council has focused on publishing research and convening communities of influence to craft and promote policies that tackle a full range of global challenges. Our mission is that of renewing the Atlantic community and improving the state of the world through more […]

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Sep 4, 2014

SACEUR Breedlove: NATO must deploy a new strategy to curb Russian aggression

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Phillip M. Breedlove today called on the need for NATO to counter Russia’s “hybrid military model, especially as it relates to the Ukraine crisis and further aggression, with a new strategy. 


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Sep 4, 2014

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Delivers Keynote Remarks at Atlantic Council Future Leaders Summit

Calls Wales Summit “one of the most important Summits in the history of our Alliance.” NEWPORT, WALES – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen today called the Wales Summit “one of the most important Summits in the history of our Alliance” as members grapple with a host of challenges including aggression in Europe’s east and […]


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Aug 26, 2014

NATO Secretary General Rasmussen to Headline Atlantic Council Future Leaders Summit in Wales, Sept. 4

NEWPORT, WALES – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will deliver the opening keynote address at the Atlantic Council’s Future Leaders Summit at Celtic Manor in Wales on September 4. He will preview the official NATO Summit agenda. The Future Leaders Summit is the premier public diplomacy event alongside the NATO Summit in Wales, and […]


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Aug 20, 2014

Atlantic Council Statement on the Passing of Dinu Patriciu

Dinu Patriciu, founder of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and a member of the Council’s International Advisory Board, died yesterday at age sixty-four due to complications related to lymphatic cancer.

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Sep 17, 2015

The Atlantic Council and The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum Announce Partnership

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council and The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) are very pleased to announce a new partnership, which takes the form of an incubation agreement. DEF is an independent, not-for-profit group of emerging defense leaders that strive to solve national security problems from the bottom-up by exposing Defense professionals to the techniques and experiences of […]

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Sep 15, 2015

Atlantic Council to Honor Santos, Draghi, Kissinger, Yu Long

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council will present its annual Global Citizen Awards on October 1 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, and Music Director of the China Philharmonic Maestro Yu Long.

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Sep 9, 2015

Atlantic Council / Zurich Insurance Report Finds the Global Benefits of Cyber Connectivity Expected to Outweigh Costs by $160 Trillion through 2030

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council, in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group and the Pardee Center for International Futures, released a report today that examines the economic impact of cyber costs versus the benefits of interconnectivity under an array of complex scenarios. Written by Jason Healey of the Atlantic Council and Barry B. Hughes of the University of […]

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Sep 9, 2015

Atlantic Council Launches Network of Global Energy Center Fellows

By Atlantic Council

WASHINGTON, DC – Over the past several months, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center has been expanding its network of nonresident fellows, adding thirteen new thought leaders who bring to the Council wide-ranging expertise on today’s most pressing global energy challenges and opportunities.  

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Aug 18, 2015

D-10 Strategy Forum

The Forum brings together top policy planning officials and strategy experts from ten leading democracies at the forefront of building and maintaining the rules-based democratic order.

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Aug 3, 2015

Bharath Gopalaswamy Named Director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council today named Bharath Gopalaswamy as the new Director of its South Asia Center, effective immediately.

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Jul 22, 2015

Application Opens for Year Two of Atlantic Council Veterans Take Point Initiative

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council is taking the lead in developing the next generation of veteran foreign policy leaders. Through an intensive fellowship program dubbed “Take Point”, the Council and Bob Woodruff Foundation will offer professional training, networking, engagement with senior foreign policy heavyweights such as former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Gov. Jon Huntsman, and General […]

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Jul 17, 2015

Atlantic Council Iran Task Force Voices Support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) While Urging Vigilant Implementation

By Atlantic Council

The Iran Task Force of the Atlantic Council supports the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) announced in Vienna this week and applauds the bold intent and intense efforts of President Barack Obama and his team of diplomats and scientists who worked so hard to bring it to fruition.

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Jul 14, 2015

Atlantic Council Report Calls for Cuba’s Economic Reintegration

By Atlantic Council

Days before the opening of the US Embassy in Havana, the Atlantic Council’s Latin America Center launched a new report today that provides a ten point roadmap for Cuba’s reintegration into the global economy.  Key to the success of this effort will be to push for a reengagement between Cuba and the international financial institutions […]

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Jul 9, 2015

The Atlantic Council and The Fletcher School Commit to Exclusive Partnership

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University announced a new partnership today that will link the organizations across a full range of substantive issue areas in a number of forms including faculty/scholar exchanges, joint programs between centers, cohosted conferences and workshops, and multi-media outreach. This will be the […]